Eros
Short description
Eros is a three-part anthology film about love and desire, with each segment directed by a different filmmaker. In Michelangelo Antonioni's chapter, a married couple on the Tuscan coast find their relationship going stale, and the husband's attention is drawn to a mysterious young woman. Steven Soderbergh's segment follows a New York advertising executive in 1955 who seeks help from a psychiatrist, troubled by a recurring erotic dream about a woman he cannot identify. Wong Kar-wai's story, set in 1960s Hong Kong, centres on a young tailor who falls for a high-end courtesan named Miss Hua the first time he takes her measurements, and remains devoted to her over the years.
The film is a late entry for all three directors. Antonioni made it after Beyond the Clouds, Soderbergh after Ocean's Twelve, and Wong Kar-wai after 2046. The cast includes Gong Li, Chang Chen, Robert Downey Jr. and Alan Arkin, among 31 credited performers. Released in December 2004, the film took about 2 million dollars worldwide.
Its reception was modest. The critics' rating stands at 5.3 out of 10 from 66 reviews, lower than the audience scores of 5.9 on IMDb from around 7,700 votes and 5.7 on TMDB from 150 votes.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film was banned from release in China.
- The episode 'Equilibrium' was originally intended to be directed by Pedro Almodóvar.
- At the time of filming, Michelangelo Antonioni was 92 years old, and Tilda Guerra was 85.
- Michelangelo Antonioni's short film was shot in English, but critics reacted with angry reviews after test screenings, and the film was dubbed into Italian.
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
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